Flute
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Flute

(1 Kings 1:40) (marg., PIPE), A musical instrument mentioned amongst others, (Daniel 3:5,7,10,15) as used at the worship of the golden image which Nebuchadnezzar had set up. It bore a close resemblance to the modern flute, and was made of reeds, of copper, and other material. It was the principal wind-instrument.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Flute

A soft, sweet-toned wind instrument of music. The word flute is used only in Daniel 3:5,7,10,15, and is supposed to mean a pipe with two reeds, such as are still to be found in the East. It is blown at the end. See MUSIC, PIPE.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
A musical instrument, probably composed of a number of pipes, mentioned Dan. 3:5, 7, 10, 15.

In Matthew 9:23, 24, notice is taken of players on the flute, here called "minstrels" (but in R.V. "flute-players").

Flutes were in common use among the ancient Egyptians.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole.

2. (n.) A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture.

3. (n.) A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.

4. (n.) A long French breakfast roll.

5. (n.) A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound.

6. (n.) A kind of flyboat; a storeship.

7. (v. i.) To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.

8. (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute.

9. (v. t.) To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FLUTE

floot.

See MUSIC.

Greek
832. auleo -- to play on a flute
... to play on a flute. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: auleo Phonetic Spelling:
(ow-leh'-o) Short Definition: I play the flute, pipe Definition: I play the ...
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836. aulos -- a pipe, flute
... a pipe, flute. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: aulos Phonetic Spelling:
(ow-los') Short Definition: a flute, pipe Definition: a flute, pipe. ...
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834. auletes -- a flute player
... a flute player. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: auletes Phonetic
Spelling: (ow-lay-tace') Short Definition: a flute-player Definition: a flute ...
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2351. thorubos -- an uproar
... (Mk 5:35-39) Josephus ( ad 1st century) reports that hired flute players
were common in NT times. They performed public lamentations ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2485. chalil -- flute, pipe
... 2484, 2485. chalil. 2486 . flute, pipe. Transliteration: chalil Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-leel') Short Definition: flute. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/2485.htm - 6k

5155. nechilah -- perhaps flute (a musical instrument).
... 5154, 5155. nechilah. 5156 . perhaps flute (a musical instrument). ... Word Origin
perhaps from chalil Definition perhaps flute (a musical instrument). a flute ...
/hebrew/5155.htm - 6k

5748. uggab -- (a reed musical instrument) perhaps a flute
... uggab or uggab. 5749 . (a reed musical instrument) perhaps a flute. Transliteration:
uggab or uggab Phonetic Spelling: (oo-gawb') Short Definition: flute. ...
/hebrew/5748.htm - 6k

4953. mashroqi -- a (musical) pipe
... 4952, 4953. mashroqi. 4954 . a (musical) pipe. Transliteration: mashroqi
Phonetic Spelling: (mash-ro-kee') Short Definition: flute. ... flute. ...
/hebrew/4953.htm - 6k

2490. chalal -- to bore, pierce
... (from chaliyl) to play (the flute) -- begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile,
X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take ...
/hebrew/2490.htm - 6k

Library

How to Conduct Ourselves at Feasts.
... day, not spending our time in rioting and drunkenness, in chambering and wantonness."
[1401] Let the pipe be resigned to the shepherds, and the flute to the ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter iv how to conduct ourselves.htm

The Test by Fire
... Then the herald cried aloud, "To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations: 'The moment
you hear the sound of the trumpet, flute, lute, harp, bagpipe, and all ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the test by fire.htm

That the Form of Man was Framed to Serve as an Instrument for the ...
... 3. Now the music of the human instrument is a sort of compound of flute and lyre,
sounding together in combination as in a concerted piece of music. ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/ix that the form of.htm

Acts of the Holy Apostle Thomas.
... And, behold, the voices of flute-players, and of water-organs, and trumpets, sounding
round them; and the apostle inquired, saying: What festival is this in ...
/.../unknown/acts of the holy apostle thomas/acts of the holy apostle.htm

The Testimony of the Prophets.
... of their minds by the impulses of the Divine Spirit, uttered the things with which
they were inspired, the Spirit making use of them as a flute-player [722 ...
/.../athenagoras/a plea for the christians/chapter ix the testimony of the.htm

The Physical Theory Continued Further Reasons Advanced against the ...
... For even in your amusements you do not award the crown as a prize to the flute or
the harp, but to the musician who manages the said flute or harp by the power ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter v the physical theory continued.htm

Another Cavil Answered, IE , the Fall Imputable to God, Because ...
... And in an act of your own, such as blowing into a flute, you would not thereby make
the flute human, although it was your own human breath which you breathed ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter ix another cavil answered i e.htm

Jairus' Daughter and the Invalid Woman.
... a and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, 24 he said, Give place
[Mourning began at the moment of death, and continued without intermission ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lviii jairus daughter and the.htm

Philosophy Conveys Only an Imperfect Knowledge of God.
... him. For as the lyre is only for the harper, and the flute for the
flute-player; so good things are the possessions of good men. ...
/.../the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xvii philosophy conveys only an.htm

Whitefield -- the Method of Grace
... over immense congregations was largely due to his histrionic talent and his exquisitely
modulated voice, which has been described as "an organ, a flute, a harp ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/whitefield the method of.htm

Thesaurus
Flute (16 Occurrences)
... 3:5, 7, 10, 15. In Matthew 9:23, 24, notice is taken of players on the flute,
here called "minstrels" (but in RV "flute-players"). ...
/f/flute.htm - 13k

Flute-players (2 Occurrences)
Flute-players. Flute, Flute-players. Flutes . Multi-Version
Concordance Flute-players (2 Occurrences). Matthew 9:23 ...
/f/flute-players.htm - 7k

Pipe (13 Occurrences)
... The Hebrew word halil, so rendered, means "bored through," and is the name given
to various kinds of wind instruments, as the fife, flute, Pan-pipes, etc. ...
/p/pipe.htm - 13k

Lute (13 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 5:12 The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts;
but they don't respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the ...
/l/lute.htm - 11k

Musick (10 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
/m/musick.htm - 9k

Psaltery (17 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
/p/psaltery.htm - 12k

Cornet (8 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
/c/cornet.htm - 11k

Lyre (32 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 5:12 The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts;
but they don't respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the ...
/l/lyre.htm - 15k

Sackbut (4 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,
psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the ...
/s/sackbut.htm - 8k

Zither (3 Occurrences)
... Daniel 3:5 that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp,
pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image ...
/z/zither.htm - 7k

Resources
What is Psalm 151? Should Psalm 151 be in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What did the Israelites do during a mourning period (Deuteronomy 34:8)? | GotQuestions.org

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Flute: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Flute (16 Occurrences)

Matthew 9:23
When Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 11:17
and say,'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'
(WEB WEY NAS NIV)

Luke 7:32
They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'
(WEY NAS NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:7
Even inanimate things--flutes or harps, for instance--when yielding a sound, if they make no distinction in the notes, how shall the tune which is played on the flute or the harp be known?
(Root in WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 18:22
The voice of harpists, minstrels, flute players, and trumpeters will be heard no more at all in you. No craftsman, of whatever craft, will be found any more at all in you. The sound of a mill will be heard no more at all in you.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 4:21
His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
(See NIV)

Job 21:12
They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 30:31
Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.
(See NAS NIV)

Psalms 150:4
Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 5:12
The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; but they don't respect the work of Yahweh, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 30:29
You will have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to come to Yahweh's mountain, to Israel's Rock.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes, and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Heres: therefore the abundance that he has gotten is perished.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 3:5
that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up;
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 3:7
Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 3:10
You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 3:15
Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well : but if you don't worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that god that shall deliver you out of my hands?
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Flute

Flute: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Flute-players (2 Occurrences)

Pipe (13 Occurrences)

Lute (13 Occurrences)

Musick (10 Occurrences)

Psaltery (17 Occurrences)

Cornet (8 Occurrences)

Lyre (32 Occurrences)

Sackbut (4 Occurrences)

Zither (3 Occurrences)

Trigon (3 Occurrences)

Dulcimer (3 Occurrences)

Played (50 Occurrences)

Symphony (3 Occurrences)

Flutes (8 Occurrences)

Obeisance (45 Occurrences)

Tambourine (8 Occurrences)

Tambour (7 Occurrences)

Tongue (160 Occurrences)

Dirges (2 Occurrences)

Dirge (5 Occurrences)

Players (7 Occurrences)

Play (61 Occurrences)

Sung (13 Occurrences)

Music (143 Occurrences)

Nebuchadnez'zar (55 Occurrences)

Harp (36 Occurrences)

Horn (108 Occurrences)

Moment (71 Occurrences)

Yielding (19 Occurrences)

Quality (14 Occurrences)

Noisy (14 Occurrences)

Notes (2 Occurrences)

Operation (8 Occurrences)

Official's (1 Occurrence)

Loudly (31 Occurrences)

Lament (44 Occurrences)

Games (2 Occurrences)

Grinding (13 Occurrences)

Wailing (44 Occurrences)

Instance (9 Occurrences)

Inanimate (1 Occurrence)

Flushed (1 Occurrence)

Tumult (56 Occurrences)

Trumpeters (4 Occurrences)

Tune (15 Occurrences)

Ruler's (13 Occurrences)

Entering (124 Occurrences)

Disorder (6 Occurrences)

Didn't (734 Occurrences)

Dance (18 Occurrences)

David (1052 Occurrences)

Dancing (21 Occurrences)

Mourn (87 Occurrences)

Mourned (54 Occurrences)

Minstrels (3 Occurrences)

Minstrel (1 Occurrence)

Public (99 Occurrences)

Banquets (5 Occurrences)

Breasts (39 Occurrences)

Breast (71 Occurrences)

Bagpipe (4 Occurrences)

Beaten (73 Occurrences)

Crowd (166 Occurrences)

Craftsman (23 Occurrences)

Craft (14 Occurrences)

Artificer (13 Occurrences)

Shown (131 Occurrences)

Sweet (147 Occurrences)

Sang (28 Occurrences)

Blazing (27 Occurrences)

Square (94 Occurrences)

Sorrow (277 Occurrences)

Trumpet (74 Occurrences)

Stringed (34 Occurrences)

Fiery (47 Occurrences)

Mill (9 Occurrences)

Golden (86 Occurrences)

Furnace (35 Occurrences)

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